delocalization (deˌlocaliˈzation) or delocalisation (deˌlocaliˈsation)
noun
delocalize in American English
(diˈloukəˌlaiz)
transitive verbWord forms: -ized, -izing
1.
to remove from the proper or usual locality
2.
to free or remove from the restrictions of locality; free of localism, provincialism, or the like
to delocalize a person's accent
Alsoesp Britdelocalise
Derived forms
delocalization
noun
Word origin
[1850–55; de- + localize]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clear-cut, ethos, muggins, proletariat, seguede- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (decide); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation (dehumidify), negation (demerit; derange), descent (degrade; deduce), reversal (detract), or intensity (decompound)
Examples of 'delocalize' in a sentence
delocalize
These results indicate that the spatial confinement prefers to delocalize the carrier and reduce the electron-phonon interaction.
Hao Kuang, Jing Wang, Jia Li, Feng-xia Hu, Ji-rong Sun, Bao-gen Shen 2017, 'Electric field control of the small-polaron hopping conduction in spatial confinedPr0.7(Ca0.6Sr0.4)0.3MnO3/PMN-PT heterostructure', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4974887. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Truss designs based on hinged structures exist in nature and delocalize stress rather than concentrating it in small areas.
Eesha Khare, Stephen Temple, Ivan Tomov, Fenghua Zhang, Fenghua Zhang, Stoyan K. Smoukov,Stoyan K. Smoukov, Stoyan K. Smoukov 2018, 'Low Fatigue Dynamic Auxetic Lattices With 3D Printable, Multistable, and TuneableUnit Cells', Frontiers in Materialshttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmats.2018.00045/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)